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Israel: The Jewish Homeland

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Travel to Israel

For Jewish travelers, a visit to Israel can and should be more than a typical tourist encounter with a foreign people, culture, and place. With preparation, it can be a stimulating, life-changing encounter.

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Politics

Israeli-Palestinian Relations

Israeli-Palestinian Relations

The ongoing struggle and the Middle East peace process.

Law of Return

An immigration policy to ensure a Jewish majority in the State of Israel.

Arab-Israelis

A minority in the Jewish state.

East Jerusalem

A plan for a controversial city?

Israel's Electoral System

How it developed and how it works.

History

The War of Independence

The War of Independence

Establishing a new nation and defending itself.

Six-Day War

Provoked by an Egyptian military buildup, Israel fights back.

Yitzhak Rabin

A man of war and a man of peace.

National Anthem of Israel

The words in Hebrew and English.

David Ben Gurion

The first prime minister of the Jewish state.


Culture

S. Y. Agnon

S. Y. Agnon

Truth is sometimes indistinguishable from fiction.

Hava Nagila

The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody.

Israeli Art and Judaica

The MyJewishLearning Store features a huge selection of Israeli crafts and Judaica.

Falafel

About Israel's signature food--plus, a recipe.

Arab Soccer in the Jewish State

Sports and national identity.

Zionism

Theodor Herzl

Theodor Herzl

The foremost leader of Political Zionism.

Israeli Flag

The symbol of the Jewish State.

Religious Zionism

Religious Zionists believe that the Jewish return to Israel hastens the Messiah.

Questioning Zionism

Since the beginning of modern Zionism, some Jews have stood in opposition to it.

A History of Zionism

This classic text by Walter Laqueur offers a comprehensive history of Zionism.

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